The NADAV Foundation is dedicated to creating a vibrant Jewish present and future, in which Jews, wherever they live, feel connected and committed to one another, to their shared history and their common destiny. It is this knowledge based awareness of collective identity that we call Jewish Peoplehood. more>

  • The 2011 NADAV Peoplehood Award was presented to Prof. Yehezkel Dror and film director Joseph Cedar more>

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    of Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot more>

  • GA International Chair Leonid Nevzlin's speech earned him a standing ovation by the collected leadership of the American Jewish federations more>

  • President of the NADAV Foundation Irina Nevzlin Kogan predicts rise in prominence of younger generation of Jewish Leaders bringing new ideas and meaning to Jewishness more>

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Funding Peoplehood

By Misha Galperin

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We are engaged in building the Jewish future, but we’re not doing it together, nor are we compelling others to be involved. Our organizations compete for limited resources even though they often have the same underlying objective. more

Identity = ?

By Yehudah Mirsky

Instead of signifying that individuals are what they are in any fixed sense, as in x=x, "identity" today is often used to indicate that individuals are what they will themselves to be, over time and in different ways. Resistant to classification by any external standard or institution, one's identity is, rather, a complex truth that emerges from within.more>

Center Field: Why do we need a Jewish state anyway?

by Gil Troy

Belonging to a people, not just a religion, fills our identity. It roots us in the sweep of history, binds us to a community, connects us to a rich values conversation, ties us to national moments, making us a part of something bigger than our selves. In a world where for most Westerners the physical basics – food, clothing, shelter – are covered, but where we often feel emotionally, ideologically, existentially starved, naked and exposed, we are lucky to have this peoplehood treasure trove.more>

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Israel’s “Footnote” Gets Oscar nomination

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Israeli film "Footnote", directed by the recipient of the NADAV Peoplehood Award 2011 Joseph Cedar, was named one of the 2012 Academy Awards' best foreign language film nominations. Congratulations and good luck to our dear friend and his amazing team!more>

$1million raised in NYC for creation of the Museum of the Jewish People

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“The gala fundraising dinner was co-chaired by Eugene A. Ludwig and Leonid Nevzlin, Chairman of the International Board of Governors of Beit Hatfutsot, the Museum of the Jewish People.more>

The 2011 NADAV Peoplehood Award Ceremony

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The 2011 NADAV Peoplehood Award was presented on October 23, 2011, to Professor Yehezkel Dror and film director Joseph Cedar at a ceremony in old Jaffa with hundreds of participants in attendance. Professor Dror and Cedar received the award from Leonid Nevzlin, Founder of the NADAV Foundation, and Irina Nevzlin Kogan, President of the Foundation.more>